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That is the exact reason for the question.

Are you saying they don’t offer senior rates for suites?

It is a 5 minute conversation after about an hour or 2 on hold. I am not planning on canceling a cruise at the moment, just trying to understand.

Usually around 30 days out

You can’t really find the price unless you have booked a cruise. Pices can vary by cruise and ship. Also , from time to time they run specials. The quality of food has been declining. Celebrity needs lots of money to pay off debt so citing food quality let’s them save money. Having said that, I cruised about a year ago and the MDR food was OK.

If you just do a no show are you in the same position since within 30 days you are at 100% loss anyway?

They are almost never accurate about excursions.

I’ve sailed Constellation and never even considered the unlimited meal plan. Just not enough variety. Sometimes Celebrity offers a discount on fewer night meal plans. you might want to consider that option.

Two things. First it seems like you may be in the window where cruise planner stops working. I think it is 3 days prior to sailing. Second, are the specific excursions cancelable? As noted NOT all excursions can be cancelled. Finally, it could be an all too common Celebrity IT screwup.

Pompei can be very interesting IF you have a good tour guide.

Hard to tell the difference between the 2. It would really depend on the current staff.

A similar problem happened with my cruise. Celebrity/Royal IT department is screwed up. Unfortunately if you travel with Celebrity you have to keep checking everything to watch for their mistakes.

I am not really considering a subway because of luggage.

Any thoughts on the best reasonably priced way to get to the Cruise port from NY Penn? Last time I traveled out of Brooklyn I left my car but that doesn't work for a Trans Atlantic.

Are there usually taxis lined up at the Tampa Cruise port and how much to TPA? Are there any better ways to get to the airport after a cruise? We have a very late flight so no rush.

Sometimes. It depends on the particular cruise and how much you bid. I once got a great deal going from inside to what they used to call Family Veranda. Remember that you might end up in any one of the cabin class you bid on. Look at all the locations where you might end up. If you are OK with any of them then bid what you would feel comfortable paying for the larger cabin and I assume Luminae if you are moving up from Aqua.

I would love to get a straight answer out of Celebrity about their excursions. I don’t think they really know what they are offering.

Not sure it is followed however the FAQs say you have to carry it on with you and not check it with the porters.

Did you apply for an expedited passport? Depending on the ports you might not need a passport. You might want to look into your options just in case it does not arrive in time.

Have you looked at Disney? Personally, I would choose Disney first, then Celebrity, then Royal.

That is not all cruisers. I tend to pick cruising for some of my vacations because it is less expensive than a comparable land based vacation.

On black Friday WIFI was half off on the Constellation.

I don't know. We just walked.

As an FYI, Celebrity does NOT go to Glacier Bay. Also, I would ask in the Alaska forum how well the internet is at that latitude.

I have always printed the tags. I usually do B&W. More recently have been going to Staples to print in color (only a B&W laser printer at home). I don't really think it matters if it is B&W or color.